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Household of John Meer (born 1820, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Meer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Meer, born in 1820 in Halse, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Meer, born in 1814 in Stogursey, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; Arthur, born 1866 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Rose (born 1871 in Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, England) and Maud (born 1874 in Cambridgeshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Louisa G (born 1854 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England) and John's Visitor, William T (born 1881 in Middlesex, England).


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John Meer's household

Male

John

Meer

Head
Female

Sarah

Meer

Wife
Female

Louisa G

Meerson

Visitor
Male

William T

Meerson

Visitor
Male

Arthur

Meer

Son
Female

Rose

Hall

Grand Daughter
Female

Maud

Hall

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Meer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Halse, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Meer

Head

Married

61

1820

Halse, Somerset, England

Sarah

Meer

Wife

Married

67

1814

Stogursey, Somerset, England

Louisa G

Meerson

Visitor

Married

27

1854

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

William T

Meerson

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Middlesex, England

Arthur

Meer

Son

Single

15

1866

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Rose

Hall

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, England

Maud

Hall

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cambridgeshire, England

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